Yang Shu-mei

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Chang An-lo leads the Chinese Unity Promotion Party, which Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior has asked the Constitutional Court to dissolve even as its members register for local elections. (File photo by Lu Yi-feng)

Taiwan Moves to Ban Pro China Party as It Fields 15 Candidates

China's Fifth Plenum is set to convene in Beijing in October, with Taiwanese national security officials saying it will bring major personnel changes across the party, government and military. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, center, is pictured with senior Com

Exclusive | Taiwan Intelligence Says China's Fifth Plenum Will Bring Sweeping Purges

China's revised National Defense Mobilization Law is set to take effect on October 1, 2026. Pictured is Chinese President Xi Jinping. (File photo, Associated Press)

Exclusive | China's New Defense Mobilization Law Puts Taiwanese Investments At Risk

Taiwan's national security agencies say Beijing and Moscow have recently reached an understanding to cooperate across the First Island Chain.

Beijing and Moscow Coordinate Cognitive Warfare Operations Along First Island Chain

The Investigation Bureau has noted that an exceptionally high proportion of Chinese Unification Promotion Party officials have backgrounds linked to the Bamboo Union gang, with 134 party members implicated in crimes including homicide and robbery. (File p

Taiwan Seeks Court Order to Dissolve China Unification Party

As a Trump-Xi summit approaches, concerns that "Taiwan could be used as a bargaining chip" have emerged, but national security officials say such fears represent a classic case of overgeneralization. (File photo, AP)

Taiwan Is Not the Sashimi: What the Trump-Xi Summit Really Means for Taipei

President Lai Ching-te (left) successfully completed his state visit, embracing King Mswati III of Eswatini (right) after the two nations signed a joint communiqué. (Photo provided by the Presidential Office)

Behind the Scenes: How Lai Ching-te Broke Through to Eswatini — With One Company's Help

Presidential Office spokesperson Kuo Ya-hui (郭雅慧) stated that any exchange arrangement should not carry political preconditions, nor should it be reduced to a tool for political manipulation or a bargaining chip for any specific party. (File photo by Yen

Taiwan Calls Out China's Cross-Strait Measures as Political Manipulation

US arms sales have sparked questions about whether Taiwan is being treated as a 'cash cow,' though Ministry of National Defense officials strongly refute such claims. The image shows the Army displaying M1A2T tanks. (File photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

Is Taiwan Really America’s ‘Cash Cow’? Inside the $20 Billion Arms Sales Dispute